Attachment for water coolers



G. W. SHULTZ ATTACHMENT FOR WATER COOLERS Filed March 21, 1924 I INVENTOR.

/ RNEY.

Patented Dec. 2, 1924.

nns i *UNITTED PATENT "O FF IICE GEORGE SHULTZ, OF DATJ'ZT'EON',"OHIO, 'ASSIGNORTO THE DAYTON MANUFACTURING "COMPANY, '01? DAYTON, *OHIQ A CORPORATION 0F OHIO.

QATTACHIVIEN'I FORVIATER OOOLERS.

-:Application filedMarchQl, 1924av Seria1-.-No.700,944.

To iallvwhomitamac concern.

.Be-ritfknown thatII, GEORGE W. SHULTZ, a citizen of the- United States, and resident ofDayton, the county of Montgomery and "State of Ohio,-have invented certain new and useful.Improvements in Attachments forlVater Coolers, of whichthe following isa description, reference beinghad .to the accompanying drawings, which form apart .of my specification.

vMy invention relates to improvements -1n attachments. for water coolers and :has' for its objects, first, to provide-means whereby the reservoir can be drained by simply turning the faucet through which-water is drawn for drinking purposes, and second, the abandonment of numerousjoints-and connecting parts heretofore employed to accomplish the same purpose,- thus simplifying construction and materially reducing the cost of manufacture. ,The invention is adapted for use in connection-with the water reservoir of any ofwarious types of water coolers now in use and particularly suchas are used in rail- .way cars.

- With the/aforesaid. and other objects in viewtheuinvention consists in the various :noveldetails of construction and combination of: parts, hereinafter fully described in thespecification,illustrated in the drawings and more particularly pointed outin the claims. 1

'In the. accompanying drawings forming .partof the specification, and-in which like characters indicate corresponding parts, I have .illustrated one vform of mechanism embodying-the essential features "of my. invention, although thesameflmay be earned .into effect in other wayswithout in the least departing from thespirit thereof.

In the said; drawings Figure 1 is: a vertical section through the center-of myimprovement applied 'toan ordinary water cooler, showing only so much :of the latter as is-necessary to illustratewthe application ofthedevice to the cooler. Fig. .2 is a front view-of a portion of'one of the side walls of- .the cooler with the device attached thereto. .Figz- 3 is. a reduced perspective View fof -aportioncof theobody of the cooler. .Fig-4 is asideview,..partially in section,=of the valve fitting showing the opposite side from that shown. iniFigure 1, and showing the. valve plug in; position for draining the cooler.

.Referring to the drawings A represents a water cooler, which for the purpose of illustration I have shown square, in cross section, with four walls, 1, 2, 3 and t, but which may be .of. any desired contour suitable to the place in which the cooler is to be installed, E'tlIClltl; single continuous wall may be substituted for-the four walls shown. B represents a .water reservoir or chamber formed by and within the said walls and having a bottom plate C which is secured to the same at a suitable distance. above the bottom. thereof, providing an open space D therebelow. The top of the cooler, which may be of any desired height, is provided with the usual removable cover for filling the reservoir with water, the bottom being designed to rest upon a suitable support. An exteriorly screw threaded flanged nipple 5 passes through and is secured to the plate C in open communication with the reservoir B. A valve casing E comprising a body m'ember 6 having a tapered horizontal bore 7 and hollow extendingmenrbers 8-9-1O is coupled, at 8, to the nipple 5 through which communication is established between the reservoir, the valve casing and the said hollow eX- tending members. In the tapered bore of thecasing there isfitted a correspondingly tapered plug F having a chamber 11 and being held in place by the customary screw and washerarrangement common to valves ofsimilarconstruction. The wall 1 of the cooler is perforated to receive a bushing 12 having-aflange' 13 which is secured to the said wall. Connected to the valve plug, at

its free or larger end, and opening into the chamber 11: there -1s-a horizontallydisposed tubularvmenrber 14 which extends through and beyond the bushing 12 to receive'a faucet G, exteriorly and interiorly screw threaded means being preferably employed for connectingthe valve plug with the fau cet, as clearly shown in Figure 1, it being obvious, however, that my invention-does not contemplate any specific means for connecting these parts together, nor does it contemplate any-specific type of valve or faucet as any of the various types suitable forthe purpose may be employed, those illustrated in the drawings being selected as most desirable.

In further description of the faucet G, 15 represents its casmg having a flange member 16 the inner face of wh1ch ad o1ns the wall connecting the valve with the faucet, whereby water will flow through the valve to and through the faucet and whereby opening and closing of the valve is accomplished by partial rotation of the faucet.

4. In attachments for water coolers, the combination with a reservoir adapted to contain water, of a valve located below the bottom of the reservoir and being in communication therewith, a faucet casing located outside of the cooler adjacent one of the walls thereof and having mechanism there in for controlling the flow of water therethrough, rotative means extending through said wall connecting the valve with the faucet, whereby water will flow through the valve to and through the faucet and whereby opening and closing of the valve is accomplished by partial rotation of the faucet, and a locking device adapted to secure the faucet casing against undue movement thereof.

5. In attachments for water coolers, the combination with a reservoir adapted to contain water, of a valve located below the bottom of the reservoir and being in communication therewith, a flanged bushing secured to and extending through one of the walls of the cooler, a faucet located outside of the cooler adjacent the said flanged bushing, and a member connecting said faucet and said valve; said member being movable in said bushing and having a water passage therethrough, whereby opening and closing of the valve is accomplished by movement of the faucet.

6. In attachments for water coolers, the combination with a reservoir adapted to contain water, of a valve located below the bottom of the reservoir and being in communication therewith, a flanged bushing secured to and extending through one of the walls of the cooler, a faucet located outside of the cooler adjacent the said flanged bushing, a member connecting said faucet and said valve; said member being movable in said bushing and having awater passage therethrough, whereby opening and closing of the valve is accomplished by movement of the faucet, and a locking device adapted to secure the faucet against undue movement thereof.

7 In attachments for water coolers, the combination with a reservoir adapted to contain water, of a valve located below the bottom of the reservoir and being in communication therewith, a movable faucet located outside of the cooler adjacent one of the walls thereof, and means connecting said valve with said faucet whereby when the faucet is in its normal position water will flow from the reservoir through the valve to the faucet and when moved to another predetermined position the fiow of water to the faucet will be cut off and will pass through the valve to discharge the contents of the reservoir and drain the cooler.

8. In attachments for water coolers, the combination with a reservoir adapted to contain water, of a valve located below the bottom of the reservoir and being in communication therewith, a movable faucet located outside of the cooler adjacent one of the walls thereof, means connecting said valve with said faucet whereby when the faucet is in its normal position water will flow from the reservoir through the valve to the faucet and when moved to another pre-determined position the flow of water to the faucet will be cut off and will pass through the valve to discharge the contents of the reservoir and drain the cooler, and a locking device adapted to secure the faucet against undue movement thereof.

9. In attachments for water coolers, the combination with a reservoir adapted to con tain water, of a valve located below the bottom of the reservoir and being in communication therewith, a flanged bushing secured to and extending through one of the walls of the cooler, a faucet located outside of the cooler adjacent the said flanged bushing, and a member connecting said faucet and said valve; said member being movable in said bushing and having a water passage therethrough, whereby when the faucet is in its normal position water will flow from the reservoir through the valve to the faucet and when moved to another predetermined position the flow of water to the faucet will be cut off and will pass through the valve to discharge the contents of the reservoir and drain the cooler.

10. In attachments for water coolers, the combination with a reservoir adapted to contain water, of a valve located below the bottom of the reservoir and being in communication therewith, a flanged bushing secured to and extending through one of the walls of the cooler, a faucet located outside of the cooler adjacent the said flanged bushing, a member connecting said faucet and said valve; said member being movable in said bushing and having a water passage therethrough, whereby when the faucet is in its normal position water will flow from the reservoir through the valve to the faucet and when moved to another predetermined position the flow of water to the faucet will be cut off and will pass through the valve to discharge the contents of the reservoir and drain the cooler, and a locking device adapted to secure the faucet against undue movement thereof.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature hereto.

GEORGE W. SHULTZ. 

